EMPLOYEE STATES AFTER GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE WENT OVER TO THE PIT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT HAND.
Surface Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405705). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Oct 1984
Ownership history
- C Energy Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No 1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1984 · 1 incident
October 27, 1984
VA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
1983 · 3 incidents
C Energy Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED & FELL OFF DRILL WHILE CHECKING WATER & BROKE BOTH ARMS.
C Energy Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPEDC AND FELL OFF TRACK ON DOZER WHEN REFUELING IT AND FRACTURED RIB ON LEFT SIDE.
C Energy Inc · Fall from machine
I WAS STEPPING OUT OF DRILL WHEN I STEPPED ON ICE ON THE GROUND I SLIPPED AND EXTENDED MY ARM OUT FOR SUPPORT I JAMMED MY MIDDLE FINGER INTO THE STIRRUP